Martian Meteorite Gets NASA Mars Rover’s Attention

coondoggie writes “NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity will take a small detour on its current journey to check out what could be a toaster-sized iron-based meteorite that crashed into the red planet.NASA scientists called the rock ‘Oileán Ruaidh,’ which is the Gaelic name for an island off the coast of northwestern Ireland. The rock is about 45 centimeters (18 inches) wide from the angle at which it was first seen on September 16.”